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Norse Notes

The Student News Site of Oakmont High School

Norse Notes

Bowl of Christmas “Puppy Chow”. PC: Barefoot In the Pines

Bursting Santa’s Belly

Shelby Gomez, Arts and Entertainment Editor December 17, 2024

On those cold, rainy winter days, there’s not much to comfortably do outside. Instead, we can cozy up in the kitchen with our rolling pins and make delicious holiday treats.  Kraft Fantasy Fudge The...

The Grandest Game is connected to The Inheritance Games series, which is shown in the timeline. PC: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Meet your favorite author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Faid Kassim, News Editor December 12, 2024

Jennifer Lynn Barnes, an exemplary writer of young adult novels, spoils her readers with a few more tales of the Hawthorne family that are bound to set you off on a shopping spree.  A professor at...

Lucero playing at the Goldfields. PC: Justin Coyle

Lucero at the Goldfield

Justin Coyle, Staff Writer December 12, 2024

The Goldfield Trading Post is a bar and live music venue situated right in the heart of old Roseville on Vernon Street. It is a secondary location, the first being in Sacramento. The Roseville location...

Picture of enemies fighting in a Kingdom Rush level. PC: FLICKR

The King of Tower Defense

Korbin Anderson, Staff Writer December 3, 2024

Have you ever played a tower defense game? If not, “Kingdom Rush” is worth trying. Iron Hide Game Studio recently came out with “Kingdom Rush Alliance”, the fifth game in the series. Iron Hide...

Childish Gambino rocking out during one of his performances. PC: FMT

Awaken, my music!

Angelo Burns and Caden Valentine Urtz December 3, 2024

Here’s a peek into the third studio album, released on Dec. 2, 2016, by American actor and musical artist Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino. “Me and Your Mama” The first song on...

Jakob Nowell playing at Coachella 2024. PC: Wiki Commons

Sublime’s new lead singer

Ella Rose Deen Hernandez, Staff Writer December 3, 2024

Jakob Nowell, Bradley Nowell’s son, is taking over as a lead singer. Sublime is a band that was founded in Long Beach, CA in 1988. They play a mixture of reggae, ska, and punk, with the band's original...


A picture of the main character in the realm it's stuck in. PC: GoodFon

Scorn

Angelo Burns, Staff Writer November 21, 2024

Scorn is a first person, single-player survival horror game by Ebb Software, that takes place from the artistic perspective of HR Giger. This game takes place in an unknown realm where you play as a humanoid...

The new home page to the Steam store! PC: Dear Players

Steam Cooking Fest

Peyton Anderson, Copy Editor November 18, 2024

Steam is a platform that is well-known by the gaming community, as it is one of the most popular PC video game platforms out there and offers a variety of multiplayer and single-player games. Steam...

Photo of Phil Lesh in concert. (Phil Lesh/FB pic)

Bass player Phil Lesh passes away at 84

Justin Coyle, Staff Writer November 15, 2024

Phil Lesh passed away on the morning of Oct. 25, 2024. Lesh was best known as the bass player for the rock band, the Grateful Dead. He was part of the band from its founding in 1967 to the time it was...

Best of “Mother’s Milk”

Best of “Mother’s Milk”

Caden Valentine Urtz, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

“Mother’s Milk” was the fourth studio album released by Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1989, and was the first album with newbie guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith. The album was still backed...

Picture of marines fighting on a battlefield in space. PC: FLICKR

Are Older Games Better?

Korbin Anderson, Staff Writer November 10, 2024

Do you think older games are better? Throughout the years, many gaming industries have tried to draw attention to new games in hopes they will become popular. Steam, Xbox, Nintendo, and Playstation are...

A digital drawing of an eye, with the iris featuring a swirling pattern. It’s meant to mimic the art style of Junji Ito in the Uzumaki manga. PC: Sophia Negretot

How the quality of the Uzumaki adaptation spirals downwards

Sophia Negretot, Staff Writer November 8, 2024

The newest adaptation of the manga Uzumaki sparked disappointment among fans for its decrease in quality as the mini-series progressed. The 2024 adaptation, which premiered on Sept. 28 and finished...

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